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Flight crew of large transport saw light in stairwell and suspected air stair was partially down. After consulting with dispatch and maintenance continued on to nearby next point of scheduled landing. No incident on landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 124444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mgm |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 124444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight crew reported to dispatch light visible from aft air stair area. Light was visible on left side of stair, right side had no light visible. There was no buffet, no pressurization abnormality, no flight control problems. All indications were that the stairs were only slightly ajar, and were being held in place by the 'cooper' lock. After consulting with maintenance and myself, the captain and I agreed to continue on to destination mco (approximately 40 mins away) rather than return to origin or land short. Emergency equipment was on alert for arrival in case lock failed on touchdown, and flight landed without incident at XXXX pm local time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF LGT SAW LIGHT IN STAIRWELL AND SUSPECTED AIR STAIR WAS PARTIALLY DOWN. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED ON TO NEARBY NEXT POINT OF SCHEDULED LNDG. NO INCIDENT ON LNDG.
Narrative: FLT CREW REPORTED TO DISPATCH LIGHT VISIBLE FROM AFT AIR STAIR AREA. LIGHT WAS VISIBLE ON LEFT SIDE OF STAIR, RIGHT SIDE HAD NO LIGHT VISIBLE. THERE WAS NO BUFFET, NO PRESSURIZATION ABNORMALITY, NO FLT CONTROL PROBLEMS. ALL INDICATIONS WERE THAT THE STAIRS WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY AJAR, AND WERE BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE 'COOPER' LOCK. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINT AND MYSELF, THE CAPT AND I AGREED TO CONTINUE ON TO DEST MCO (APPROX 40 MINS AWAY) RATHER THAN RETURN TO ORIGIN OR LAND SHORT. EMER EQUIPMENT WAS ON ALERT FOR ARR IN CASE LOCK FAILED ON TOUCHDOWN, AND FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT XXXX PM LOCAL TIME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.